Had Christa Pike faced the death penalty in the Middle East, there would be relentless outrage and condemnations.

Protesters say the election commission’s voter-roll revision has removed millions of eligible voters to benefit PM Modi.

Home secretary warns people traffickers will exploit asylum seekers because they decide who comes to the UK

Rather than ridding the Conservatives of their ‘nasty party’ status, Badenoch has a plan – to cut benefits for young people and demonise the unemployed, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

This gag-packed adaptation of Eric Morecambe’s children’s books – by the writing team behind Alan Partridge – is full of stunning comic talent. Bill Bailey, Ross Noble, Tom Davies, Sian Clifford and A...

Considered Republican frontrunner for presidential election, Vance is cozying up to the movement – as it splits

A deep-seated duopoly allows the tech giants to exploit the public and developers. But the regulator has powers to stop this abuse – it should use them, says Labour MP Chi Onwurah

Those who have stepped in to keep young family members from going into care in England and Wales say the decision has brought them joy and hardship

A recent arrest suggests that underground invaders of city’s sewer system are lured by the promise of lost valuables

Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled

Former Tory minister defends UK decision to enter war in podcast with US rightwinger and Putin sympathiser

Immigration court judge finds ‘unsafe journeys’ policy was applied unlawfully to two families

Attack shortly after Friedrich Merz arrived on unannounced visit intended to underline Germany’s backing

Motion calling for single Palestinian state, which is opposed by most Green MPs and expected to be challenged, passes by 1,022 votes to 813

Party formally adopts policy which equates Zionism with racism, a move has alarmed some Jewish members

Exclusive: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day against under-13s were reported to police between 2021 and 2025

Ten years after full extent of problem was revealed, Guardian investigation finds schools facing uphill battle amid rapid societal changes

Experts have warned the incoming super El Niño could be one of the most severe on record this winter.

Holistic influencer Matt Roeske recently bragged that he's been drinking from an irradiated jug for the better part of a year.

Mariann Budde gained national attention for calling on US president to consider immigrants and LGBTQ+ people

US president urges Americans to call Tom Cotton to support bill to make daylight saving time permanent

A Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks

The Republic of Ireland’s press conference on the eve of their match against Israel in Serbia was cut short as head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson fielded questions from Israeli journalists

‘AbortOmat’ in Warsaw offers novel way to challenge country’s restrictions and allow women swift and anonymous access to pill

David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology

No, I don’t want to go for a girl walk before my girl dinner with my girl mates: I am a grown woman who walks and eats and votes – and, patriarchy, I am on to you, says freelance journalist Elle Hunt

Her harrowing botched execution is a reminder of why we must not even entertain the idea of restoring capital punishment, says Maya Foa, CEO of the human rights charity Reprieve

Demonstrators take to the streets of Madrid ⁠and other Spanish cities ⁠after ​new legislation fails to pass

Investigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad, or Devil’s Wheel

Pioneering historian who transformed the study of Africa by seeking out the testimonies of Africans

In effort to avoid panic at pumps, Keir Mather insists supply of fuel to Britain is ‘inherently resilient’

The US defense secretary who hates ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ has announced an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon

Frank Strada will leave role next month after uproar over execution attempt, which sent Pike to hospital in critical condition

Temperatures expected to hover around 100F in downtown LA and even hotter inland, raising concerns about wildfires

Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month

Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDC

Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrong

Experts have said the rise in Covid-19 levels is not unusual, but have urged vulnerable people to get vaccinated

'It’s hard to go from in love to let go in a week with no warning, but that’s just how it is sometimes,' Zilis wrote.

The US president called the New York attorney general 'Peekaboo' James, branding her 'corrupt' after she was appointed to probe the case.

Hospital staff worked to save her life.

Authorities crack down on trade they says risks spiralling out of control – but operators say they are being targeted unfairly

When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data

As the Illinois governor seeks a third term, his growing national profile has fueled speculation about a possible White House bid

Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy

On the day Andy Burnham spoke of the wrong turn Britain took under Thatcher, football was facing a day of reckoning over its own story of corporate acquisition

Greek PM hopes handover of Tsar Samuel to Bulgaria will persuade Britain that time has come for ‘truth, reason, justice and morality’

Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite